Allow yourself to be held captavie by Vonnie Hughes and her stories! Vonnie shares a little about herself
and her latest release at Aurora Regency. The title alone is enough to make me want to
read the book!!!
Vonnie Hughes is a New Zealander living in
Australia. She loves animals and jogging. Vonnie writes Regencies and romantic
suspense novels along with short stories. She is presently working on a
romantic suspense, working title: Innocent Hostage and a Regency
novella, working title: A Tale of Two Sisters.
Her earlier book Coming Home is about a soldier and a nurse, thrown together during
the Napoleonic wars, who find more danger on their return to England than they
ever did on the Iberian Peninsula.
The Second Son is
actually a prequel to Coming Home. A second son, filled
with angst, stands to inherit a title and property through the death of a
brother he has always loathed and mistrusted. A young disabled woman teaches
him how to find his self-respect and how to love.
Another Regency Historical, Mr. Monfort’s Marriage, has businessman
Matthew Monfort inveigled into marrying an earl’s daughter. With good reason he
loathes the ton, so his new wife
needn’t think she’s going to win him over, even though she’s quite
delightful…and intelligent…and sweet…However Verity shows him that not all
members of the ton are idle layabouts
and that he can do much good with his largesse and with—shock, horror—the
unexpected and embarrassing title conferred on him by Prinny.
CAPTIVE
By Vonnie
Hughes
Tagline:
When
Alexandra Tallis sets free the attractive man her sister stupidly tried to hold
captive, her actions lead not only to a love she never thought to find, but
also to a horrific family secret that threatens that love.
BLURB:
When Alexandra Tallis discovers that her
witless sister has imprisoned their father’s nemesis, Theo Crombie in their
attic, she quickly frees him, fighting an unladylike impulse to keep him as her
own special captive. Despite the brutal beating she receives from her father
for her actions, Alexandra continues to yearn for the delicious Mr. Crombie
even though she knows that nothing will ever come of her dreams.
Injured and shackled in a stranger’s attic, Theo unexpectedly discovers the woman of his dreams. But how can he pursue those dreams when her bizarre family’s complex relationships threaten the very foundation of his existence? Somehow Theo must find a way through this maze to claim his lady.
“Oh, no, Emmaline! Please untie him. Let
him go.”
Whatever would her sister do next? At seventeen, she was an eligible man’s worst nightmare. And this latest escapade—
“Don’t be such a bore, Lexie. ’Tis a great joke! For once, Papa will thank us. Especially when he finds out who it is we’ve trussed up.” Emmaline laughed her silvery, seductive laugh that drove men wild and irritated women.
“Thank us? He is more like to beat us. You cannot capture someone and bring him here and…and just tie him up!”
“Of course I can. I already have. I shall lock the two of you in here together and then raise an outcry. Papa and the servants will come running and—,” she waved her pretty hands in the air, “—the rest will take care of itself. Papa’s investment problem will be solved, and with a bit of luck, you might even be married by next week, sister.”
“Are you out of your mind?” rasped an angry voice from the darkest corner of the garret.
“Ah, you’re awake!” trilled Emmaline.
Alexandra Tallis gulped. She was doing her best not to look at the near-naked man half-hidden in the shadows. But her eyes refused to behave. Stripped to the waist he was a wondrous sight, all muscle and taut sinew. His arms tensed and strained as he struggled to escape.
“Get me out of here,” he snarled.
Alexandra blinked and looked more closely, but her eyesight was not the best. She lifted a candle from the wall sconce and took a step forward. And another.
“You’re bleeding!”
He swivelled his head to look in her direction. “Sense at last. Yes, I’m bleeding. I’d be obliged if you’d free me from these bl—these ridiculous bonds.” There was a clank and rattle as he tried to move.
Gracious! Emmaline hadn’t just tied the man up—she had chained him. Alexandra closed her eyes for a few seconds.
“Emmaline! How on earth did you manage—?”
“Davy did it for me. Well, he would fight, so Davy had to subdue him.”
“What did that witless boy do? Shoot the poor man?”
“Yes, actually. He did,” the man muttered.
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Learn more about Vonnie
Hughes on her website http://www.vonniehughes.com and
blog. http://vonniehughes.blogspot.com.au
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3 comments:
I've just finished my prequel, Vonnie. Strangely, I found it much more freeing to write - lots of work - but no pressure. Wonderful post! Best wishes in all your publising endeavors! Cheers!
Thanks for hosting me Lizzie. Good to be here. Always interesting to visit authors whose genres are different. You learn so much.
Congrats on your latest release, Vonnie!
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